Hospitals in eastern Colombia are facing increasing financial woes due to the thousands of Venezuelans that have sought emergency medical help abroad, local media reported Sunday.
According to Radio RCN, hospitals in the border provinces have attended more than 25,000 Venezuelan citizens who have been unable to receive medical attention at home.
The regional governments are behind in paying the hospitals, putting them in immediate financial problems, according to the radio station.
The biggest influx of uninsured Venezuelans with medical emergencies have been reported in Santander, Norte de Santander, La Guajira and Cesar.
Venezuelas healthcare system has collapsed amid the worst economic crisis that has hit Colombias neighbor to the east in…
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